
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special EventTournament
- Event Date April 24, 1989
- Year 1989
- Event Series Young Lions
- Country Japan
- Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Tokyo Dome
- Attendance 53,600
- Network TV Asahi
- Main Event Antonio Inoki vs, Shota Chochishvili
RESULTS
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Young Battle Dream Cup - Final
Naoki Sano defeats Hiro Saito -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
Big Van Vader defeats Masahiro Chono -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Vladimir Berkovich -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
Shinya Hashimoto defeats Riki Choshu -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
Big Van Vader defeats Masahiro Chono - "Japan-US Decisive Battle"
Martial Arts Fight
Benny Urquidez [US] vs. Shinya Asuka [Japan] ends in a Draw via Time limit -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Semifinal
Big Van Vader defeats Tatsumi Fujinami -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Semifinal
Shinya Hashimoto defeats Victor Zangiev - "Japan-Soviet Special Match"
Wahka Eveloev [Soviet] defeats Masa Saito [Japan] -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Final
Big Van Vader defeats Shinya Hashimoto to win the vacant title
(Special referee: Lou Thesz) - Super Strong Machine & George Takano defeat Hiroshi Hase & Shiro Koshinaka
(Special referee: Lou Thesz) - Jushin Liger defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi
- "US-Soviet Special Match"
Salman Hashimikov [Soviet] defeats Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow [US] -
NJPW Martial Arts Championship Mixed Martial Arts Fight
Shota Chochishvili defeats Antonio Inoki (c) via KO at Round 5 to win the title